Ash receiver



June 285 1949. w RUSHFQRTH 2,474,371

' ASH RECEIVER,

Filed Oct. 29, 1946 Inventor Paul w. Rusnfarm Patented June 28, 1949UNITED STATES.-v

ASH RECEIVER Paul W. Rushforth, Honolulu, Territory of HawaiiApplication October 29, 1946, Serial No. 706,293

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in ash receivers, and the principal object of the inventionis to provide a device of the character herein described, wherein thecigarette holder or rest may be covered when the ash receiver is not inuse, so that the usual accumulation of foreign matter thereon may beobscured from view.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigarette rest inwhich the cigarette may be easily applied or removed.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an ash receiverwhich is simple in construction, pleasing in appearance, and which willreadily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects asmay become apparent as this specification proceeds, the inventionconsists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention with the cover ofthe receptacle removed and with the receptacle partially broken away toillustrate the cigarette holder, and

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the holder per se.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of an ash receiver designated by the general referencecharacter ill, the same including in its construction a suitablereceptacle l2 provided with a remover cover M which is hollow andconsitutes a continuation of the receptacle when it is positionedthereon.

A cigarette holder designated generally by the reference character Itembodies in its construction a substantially V-shaped member composed ofa pair of juxtaposed straps l8. These are secured together at one endthereof along a portion of their length as at 20 and provide a pair offree end portions 22.

If desired, the V-shaped member may be formed integrally from one pieceof material, rather than by securing together the aforementioned strapsIS.

The end portions 22 are angulated in a mutually divergent relationshipand form a V-shaped seat 24 as will be clearly apparent from theaccompanying drawings. The included angle between the portions 22 shouldbe approximately 30 degrees although a greater or a lesser angle may beemployed. The free extremities 26 of the portions 22 are somewhatinturned and when the invention is placed in use, the cigarette ispressed downwardly through the space between the extremities 26 into theV-shaped seat l4. During the passage of the cigarette between theextremities 25, the cigarette will be somewhat compressed, but will tendto expand itself to its original roundness when it is deposited in theseat 24. It will be apparent that in this manner, the cigarette will befirmly and securely held in the seat.

If the cigarette is left burning, it will become automaticallyextinguished as soon as the lighted end thereof reaches the lateraledges of the strap portions 22.

Finally, it will be observed that by virtue of its firm retension, thecigarette will be prevented from falling from the rest, as frequentlyoccurs in ash trays of conventional design when the progressivelydiminishing length of the burning cigarette causes the same to becomeunbalanced.

The secured together portions 20 of the straps I8 are provided withlaterally projecting wings 28 by means of which the entire holder l6 maybe secured to the inner surface of the receptacle l2 adjacent the upperedge of the latter, so that the end portions 26 of the straps l8 projectabove the receptacle into the cover l4 when the cover is in positionthereon.

It should be understood that when the invention is placed in use, therest may become coated with tar accumulated from burning cigarettes, andthe structural arrangement above described is primarily intended toobscure the cigarette rest from view.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

An ash receiver comprising in combination, a receptacle, a coverremovably positioned on said receptacle, a pair of juxtaposed strapssecured together at one end portion thereof, the remaining end portionsof said straps being angulated in mutually divergent relation andterminating in inwardly arcuated extremities adapted to retain acigarette therebetween, and a pair of laterally projecting wingsprovided on the secured end portions of said straps, said wings beingsecured to the inner surface of said receptacle and the arcuated endportions of said straps projecting above said receptacle into saidcover.

PAUL W. RUSHFORTH.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENT Number Number Name Date BuchhardtAug. 14, 1934 Badger Oct. 17, 1882 Frank May 3, 1932 FOREIGN PATENTSCountry Date France July 24, 1920

